STELIA Aerospace was in charge of the design, manufacturing and assembly of all the sections of the front fuselage of the A321XLR.
30 June 2021: STELIA Aerospace recently delivered the first fuselage sections for A321XLR program, the brand new member of the Airbus single-aisle family. STELIA Aerospace was in charge of the design, manufacturing and assembly of all the sections of the front fuselage of the A321XLR.
The A321XLR requires modifications on all the sections of the front fuselage with reference to the previous versions, regarding the structure and the equipment support. It benefits from the highest standards in terms of quality adopted by STELIA Aerospace on its modernised production lines in the frame of its “Industry of the Future” strategy (robotisation, augmented reality, digitalisation…).
Furthermore, STELIA Aerospace is currently developing its brand new ‘OPERA’ seat, destined for the A320 family ‘Airspace’ cabin, which includes the A321XLR, and enables a modular business class type configuration, with a level of comfort equivalent to that of a wide-body on a single-aisle.
Cédric Gautier, CEO of STELIA Aerospace said, “I am very happy and proud to have delivered today, according to schedule, our first elements for the A321XLR, the latest member of the Airbus single-aisle family, which will be a real game-changer on the long-range market. We have successfully completed the challenge of delivering in extremely short lead times.”
With first deliveries planned in 2023, the A321XLR boasts a range of 8,700 km, 30per cent more than the A321neo.
